Polunsky Unit joins TDCJ body camera policy across max security prisons
This was part of a $4 billion ask to the state legislature for improvements after TDCJ inmate, convicted murderer, and known ...
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Inside the only class in Texas to help prepare inmates for life after prison
Community colleges are often best positioned to run reentry programs inside prisons ... Jackson was in prison, he got little to no support planning his life back in society. TDCJ assigns reentry ...
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We're retiring our public-facing prison inmates database
Since 2010, The Texas Tribune has published information about Texas’ more than 100 prison ... housed inside them. The data was provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice monthly ...
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Investigators continue to follow leads for inmate who escaped Harris Co. Joint Processing Center
This does not include prisoners who escaped from a TDCJ prison. ABC13 also noted that ... did not fully escape because he was found still inside the jail, and Trevion Howard escaped from a patrol ...
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Texas expands virtual court access for inmates, streamlining safety and costs
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas prison system is making it easier and safer to handle court appearances. On Tuesday, the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced it's expanding a program that ...
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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
In response, the commission is asking that the TDCJ “identify ... the commission said. [Inside the only college class in Texas to help prepare inmates for life after prison] The commission ...